A 22-year-old homeless man, suspected of harassing Manoa residents last month, stood within five inches of his latest victim’s face at Ala Moana Center and threatened to hit him, according to court documents.
A Honolulu District Court preliminary hearing for Yama Fazzari is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon on his latest charge of first-degree terroristic threatening. Fazzari was being held at the Oahu Community Correctional Center in lieu of $25,000 bail.
First-degree terroristic threatening is a Class C felony with a maximum jail term of five years.
The incident at Ala Moana occurred Wednesday, a day after a judge released Fazzari, who had been arrested for allegedly picking a fight and kicking people at Manoa Valley District Park on Feb. 22. His District Court trial for the harassment charge is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. April 21.
According to a police affidavit, Fazzari confronted a couple as they left Macy’s on the shopping center’s third floor at 8:45 p.m. The suspect walked up to the 33-year-old man, bringing his face close to the other man’s, and allegedly said, "I am going to hit you, your stupid pregnant b—h and your stupid dog."
The 30-year-old female victim started to call police on her cellphone, the affidavit said. At that point, the woman said, she could hear Fazzari tell her companion, "I’m gonna hit you."
Fazzari then left.
While the two were reporting the incident to Ala Moana Center security guards, Fazzari returned, driving his car to within 20 feet, and parked, the affidavit said. He then began walking toward the couple but fled when he saw the guards.
A patrol officer spotted Fazzari’s gold Toyota Camry five minutes later at a stoplight at Piikoi Street and Kapiolani Boulevard and pulled him over because the car had a defective taillight, the affidavit said. The couple later identified Fazzari in a field lineup.
Last week a District judge granted Fazzari supervised release over the objections of a deputy city prosecutor. The judge also rejected a request that Fazzari undergo substance abuse assessment and treatment.
Fazzari also was ordered to stay away from Manoa Valley District Park, where he had allegedly been harassing residents since early February.